Friskit News

The Friskit innovations are constantly in the news - here are some of the more interesting articles:

Forbes Magazine, 02/26/01

Best of The Web Reviews

If you're lucky enough to have broadband Web access, there are a growing number of media-rich sites where you can play music, film and video without the herky-jerkiness of dial-up connections...

Washington Post Online, 01/25/01

Friskit Player, Friskit

"This is a very cool, very simple program. Type in a musician's name, click the 'Go' button, and in seconds you'll hear a randomly selected song by that artist playing on your PC..."

Yahoo! Internet Life's Super Extra-Special Ultimate Radio Guide, 01/24/01

Hubs for finding radio stations on the Web

The trick is knowing where to find it all - and our definitive Y-Life Net-radio guide shows you where, how, and when.

There are many good ways to find lists of net radio stations. Here are seven.

Friskit: Like Napster for streaming-audio songs, this search engine finds the artist you want and sets up an endless radio station. It also has several channels of 'mixes.'

Get Started With Friskit.

Lots of companies have tried to find a balance between the Internet and radio to create the ideal Web broadcast experience. Friskit's entry into this space is interesting: It puts a large variety of music at your fingertips by collecting streaming audio from all over the Web. You can instantly listen to music from tons of artists just by entering their name. You can also search for music by genre or listen to prearranged playlists.

Hot Issue: Row Friskit, Gently Down The Stream, 1/3/01

"The Friskit 'boat', a new type of streaming audio music search engine, with a cool player for its fast results, could 'deal a fit' to Napster, Gnutella and Freenet, because it rows through licensed material quickly and efficiently, doesn't load your hard drive with stored content and avoids lawsuit snags on the shore of the stream..."

Friskit: The Streaming Napster?, 1/2/01

"AudioFile speaks with one of the founders of today's hottest music start-ups..."

In the Spotlight. Instant Napster: Friskit, 1/2/01

Say hello to Friskit, the streaming alternative to Napster. This easy to use program allows you to hear your favorite music at the click of a mouse.

CBS MarketWatch television show, 12/15/00

"George Aposporos, chairman and co-founder of Friskit, describes the company's search and stream' technology which finds and plays music online."

"MUSIC ON DEMAND: Friskit at http://www.friskit.com is a new way to find songs on the Internet. Instead of finding a song and waiting for it to download, you type in the name of the artist, genre or song on the Friskit site and a few seconds later, your selection starts playing. Friskit searches the Internet for Web sites that stream music and delivers the music to you through the Friskit site. Sound too good to be true? It isn’t. And to make it better, it’s extremely easy to use."

Catch of the Day, 11/30/00

"...Compared with Napster, Friskit is more likely to make money. The company plans to sell its stream search-and-index technology to media companies; and there are opportunities to get into the media advertising business (why not play an ad before your music?). The company was bootstrapped by angels and founders and is raising its first VC round now."

Internet Product Watch, 11/29/00

"Audio Player Combined Directly With Media Search Functions Billed as 'search and stream' technology for the Web, Friskit is a combined audio player (based on and requiring RealNetworks' RealPlayer) and streaming search engine. The technology allows users to search for music streams from directly within the player across the Web based on artist, genre, or predefined mixes such as 'Dance Party,' 'Hits of the 60s,' etc. Retrieved streams are automatically played continuously through the player as they are found."

Newsweek, 11/27/00

Friskit named one of 5 hot new technologies that could change your life in 2001

"Have a hankering to hear a song but don't have the time or hard drive space to download an MP3 from Napster?

No problem. Friskit is a search engine for songs that are encoded for streaming.

Instant gratification has never sounded so good...."